Database
Companies
Robotics and physical-AI companies by country, sector, technology and stage.
| Company | Country | Sector | Stage | Total funding | Valuation | Founded | Technologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FANUC Japanese factory-automation maker of CNC systems, industrial robots and cobots. | JP | Industrial Robot | Public | โ | 1972 | ||
| Fujitsu Japanese IT services group building a sovereign physical AI platform with Japan's robot makers and NVIDIA | JP | โ | Public | โ | โ | ||
| Harmonic Drive Systems Tokyo maker of HarmonicDrive strain wave gears, AccuDrive reducers and precision motion units that go mainly into industrial robots and semiconductor equipment. | JP | โ | Public | โ | 1970 | ||
| Hitachi Japanese industrial and digital conglomerate building physical AI under its HMAX portfolio | JP | โ | Public | โ | โ | ||
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries Japanese heavy-industry group whose Akashi-based robot business builds industrial, clean-room and medical robots and produced Japan's first domestically made industrial robot in 1969. | JP | โ | Public | โ | 1896 | ||
| Mujin Tokyo industrial automation company whose MujinOS platform plans robot motion and runs robots, AGVs and warehouse equipment for picking, palletizing and truck unloading. | JP | โ | Growth | โ | 2011 | ||
| Nabtesco Tokyo motion-control group whose Precision Equipment Company makes RV precision reduction gears for industrial robot joints and says it holds about 60% of that global market. | JP | โ | Public | โ | 2003 | ||
| Preferred Networks Tokyo AI company that designs its own MN-Core processors and PLaMo foundation models and sells AI systems to manufacturing, life sciences and finance. | JP | โ | โ | โ | 2014 | ||
| Qibitech Tokyo developer of HATS, vendor-agnostic software that controls robots from different manufacturers on one platform and links them to warehouse and factory systems. | JP | โ | Series B | โ | 2011 | ||
| SoftBank Group Tokyo-listed technology investment holding company that is buying ABB's robotics division for USD 5.375 billion and led Skild AI's USD 1.4 billion Series C in January 2026. | JP | โ | Public | โ | โ | ||
| Sony Japanese electronics, entertainment and image sensor group whose research arm Sony AI built the Ace table tennis robot. | JP | โ | Public | โ | โ | ||
| Telexistence Tokyo robotics company that deploys AI and remotely operated robots to restock convenience-store shelves, unload pallets and handle parts in factories. | JP | โ | Series B | โ | 2017 | ||
| Yaskawa Electric Kitakyushu-based maker of servo motors, AC drives and industrial robots, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. | JP | โ | Public | โ | 1915 |